text_original: They made no attempt at systematic conquest, but settled wherever fancy led them, so that Central Italy gradually became dotted over with small Lombard settlements, intermixed with those of the native Italians.
text_transcription: THEY MADE NO ATTEMPT AT SYSTEMATIC CONQUEST BUT SETTLED WHEREVER FANCY LED THEM SO THAT CENTRAL ITALY GRADUALLY BECAME DOTTED OVER WITH SMALL LOMBARD SETTLEMENTS INTERMIXED WITH THOSE OF THE NATIVE ITALIANS
phonemes: ðeɪ mˌeɪd nˈoʊ ɐtˈɛmpt æt sˌɪstəmˈæɾɪk kˈɑːŋkwɛst, bˌʌt sˈɛɾəld wɛɹˈɛvɚ fˈænsi lˈɛd ðˌɛm, sˌoʊ ðæt sˈɛntɹəl ˈɪɾəli ɡɹˈædʒuːəli bɪkˌeɪm dˈɑːɾᵻd ˌoʊvɚ wɪð smˈɔːl lˈɑːmbɑːɹd sˈɛɾəlmənts, ˌɪntɚmˈɪkst wɪð ðoʊz ʌvðə nˈeɪɾɪv ɪtˈæliənz.